so, i ask of thee, are you my master?

[anonily]

The HOLY GRAIL WAR Meme

 

Seven Masters, magi of the present day. Seven Servants, heroes of days past.One Holy Grail, granting whomever claims it a wish. Only one team of Master and Servant may claim it.
Who will it be?
For those unfamiliar with Fate/Stay Night or Fate/Zero, you can find a better explanation of the Holy Grail War here. (Note: The Holy Grail War in Fate/EXTRA functions in a dramatically different way, and one not followed for purposes of this meme.)

Instructions
1. Comment with your character. In the subject line, put that character's name, canon, and which role (Master, Servant, or either) you would like them to fulfill. Though not mandatory, it would be preferred that you give a brief summary of your character as they will (most likely) be AU'd into the setting. (NOTE: If your character can fill the role of Servant, I suggest you state which class(es) -- Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, or Berserker -- they fall into.)
2. Reply to others' comments. Pick your character's role (and the other character's if they list "Either" as their preference), then use the RNG to pick a scenario that fits the two characters' roles.
3. Enjoy! Though there might be triggers, depending on how the prompts are interpreted.


TWO MASTERS

1. Battle. Who says that Servants get to have all the fun? After all, most Masters try to kill each other, too. Whatever the circumstances, the two of you are locked in a fight. Neither of you are willing to use your Command Spells just yet, so no Servants here. Just two magi duking it out.

2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action aginst it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?

3. Protection. Uh-oh! One of you has lost your Servant! Unfortunately, there's no way you'd get to the church safely on your own, so the other one will help you get there! Or maybe you don't trust the priest presiding over the Holy Grail War and are giving shelter to them yourself? Given their track record, no one would blame you.

4. Death. One or both of you lay dying. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in the presence of one of your rivals?

5. You, Too? Surprise! You may have been friends before, but you've just discovered that you're both Masters! How will you handle this revelation?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!


MASTER AND SERVANT

1. Are You My Master? The summoning is complete. Whether intentional or not, catalyst or not, a magus has summoned a Servant. What kind of meeting was it? Was everything totally under control, or did a hitch occur? Or maybe it happened in the middle of a life-or-death situation!

2. Identity. Either the Servant has flat out told the Master their identity, or they unleashed their Noble Phantasm. Either way, the cat is out of the bag. How will the Master react, now that they know their Servant's name and legend? Will anything change between the two?

3. Battle Aftermath. A battle has just ended. Who participated? Are either of you hurt? Did the Master have to use a Command Spell? Any number of things could have happened here.

4. Discord. Uh-oh. It looks like the Master and the Servant don't get along. Here come the arguments! Don't do something stupid, like waste a Command Spell over a triviality...

5. Love. And then, there's the opposite. Sometimes Masters and Servants fall in love with each other. How will this affect things?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!


TWO SERVANTS

1. Battle. This is what usually happens when two Servants meet -- they duke it out. This probably says enough as it is.

2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action aginst it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?

3. The Grail Dialogues. Maybe you're not interested in fighting just yet. Maybe you just want to sit down and talk with the other Servant. Find out what they want, what makes them tick. Get some wine while you're at it -- nothing like good wine to go with good talk!

4. Death. One or both of you lay dying...again. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in this War in the presence of one of your rivals?

5. Identity. Congratulations, you've just learned each other's identities! Will this change the situation, or will you press onward?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!

Comments

[leporiphobiac]

[She locks the door behind them, frowning in mock-doubt.]

I don't know. He could probably take you down again.

[axeatyourside]

Oh, just for that, I'm going to prove you both wrong.

[leporiphobiac]

[Hana presses her lips together and jogs ahead towards the Employee's Only area, fighting back laughter.]

[axeatyourside]

It's not that funny!

[Rider picks up his own pace in response.]

Or unbelievable!

[leporiphobiac]

S-Sure!

[She unlocks the High fence and holds it open for him, not quite meeting his eyes.]

[axeatyourside]

I wrestled monsters, you know.

[Rider grabs the fence, so that Hana can let go.]

Beat 'em too.

[leporiphobiac]

I didn't.

[She goes in and heads for the small dormitory she has to herself, these days. The fence will lock automatically.]

[axeatyourside]

[Rider casts a look back at the fence - shouldn't they make sure it'll lock? - but decides it's not worth asking over. Not when he can be discussing himself.]

I did. A giant bull that caused nothing but destruction, actually.

[leporiphobiac]

i see... was it mating season?

[Bulls could be especially aggressive when breeding was on the line.

She unlocked the dorm and switched on the lights, sitting down in the entryway to pull off her boots.]

[axeatyourside]

Nope. Just a bull from the gods, as they do every so often.

[With no shoes on his feet at present, Enkidu doesn't fuss with the removal, but he watches, curious.]

[leporiphobiac]

Well, they haven't lately. As far as I know, at least.

[She stretches and heads further in, turning lights on as she goes.]

The kitchen is this way.

[axeatyourside]

Well, I'd hope not. Considering that this one caused famine--

[And stamping it's hooves caused a whole lot of other problems. Happily, Rider goes to the kitchen after Hana.]

[leporiphobiac]

Well, I won't say the world has been entirely free of that.

[She moves to the refrigerator, pulling out the ingredients she wants. In the process, something occurs to her.]

I have plenty of things to drink, but on the subject of cattle, we pasteurize milk nowadays. So, that will likely be thinner and more watery than you're used to.

[axeatyourside]

--That'll be weird. Has beer changed much too?

[leporiphobiac]

I'm more of a sake person—rice alcohol. There might be a can or two in the bottom of the refrigerator from when the director was here, but I don't know how old it is.

[She's already moved towards the stove, pulling down a large frying pan and powering up the rice cooker.]

[axeatyourside]

Oh, I'll try the new stuff. But I'm used to beer you drink out of straws, and I'm...guessing that's no longer the case?

[Rider skitters off to the side of the kitchen, so that he won't interfere in the cooking process much.]

[leporiphobiac]

I might have straws somewhere around here...

[She pulls down a bowl and then begins cracking eggs.]

I also have a TV in the next room, if you want to watch that.

[axeatyourside]

I can look if you don't mind me going through the cupboards. No need to distract you from the cooking.

[leporiphobiac]

Feel free. It's just food, cookware, some odds and ends...

[She loads up the rice cooker]

Have at it.

[axeatyourside]

[With permission granted, Rider crouches down, checking the lower shelves first.]

[leporiphobiac]

[Hana pours some of the egg-mixture into her pan, glancing at the clock before turning her attention to him.]

They should be white with red stripes up the side, if that helps.

[axeatyourside]

I'm mostly seeing a lot of pots and pans down here, actually.

[leporiphobiac]

Sorry... There used to be more staff members, so we needed to cook more. I haven't gotten around to dealing with the extras.

[axeatyourside]

What caused them to leave?

[Giving up with the bottom cabinets, Rider straightens up and begins to go through the upper levels.]

[leporiphobiac]

The director couldn't afford to pay them anymore.

[She nudges at the edges of the eggs with a spatula, her tone turning glum.]

I told you, we haven't had a lot of visitors lately.